Hello! Being a stamper you'd think that I was pretty good at sending out birthday cards to friends and family members... um, not so much. I can't use the excuse that I forgot a birthday, especially since I have a Birthday Calendar (pg 170, $7.95) filled in with all the important dates. For some reason I fail to actually make the cards and get them in the mail. Or if I do get a card in the mail it's always a store bought card (gasp!) and usually a day or two late. I think my lack of enthusiasm for birthday cards may be due in part to the fact that there are a lot of males in my family. While I'm pretty good at creating (or CASEing) cards with bright colors and lots of pretty ribbons and other embellishments, what I'm not so good at is creating masculine cards (men are not only hard to shop for but they're hard to create cards for!). So I challenged myself this week to create at least one card that could be easily reproduced and sent out to family members.
I chose masculine colors and aimed to keep the card itself simple. I know it's hard to tell from the photo but the stripes were embossed with clear embossing powder to give it a bit more texture.Stamps: Solid Stripes, Bitty Birthday (retired)
Ink: Night of Navy, VersaMark
Paper: Crumb Cake (aka, Kraft), Whisper White, Night of Navy, Brocade Blue (retired)Tools & Accessories: Brads, dimensionals, wide oval, modern label extra-large and word window punches
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